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LOCAL NEWS

Commissioners' Court has been in session all week.

Capt George Friedley was attending court this week. W. W. Dorand was home to spend Sunday with his folks. Circuit court has been in session during the week, Judge Wilson on the bench. Miss Lizzie Berry is risking her friend, Misj BonsalI,at New Albany, this week. Posters, dodgers, sale bills, notices, fcc, printed at the Telehhojce office, cheap and neat. Miss Jufia Emery is visiting her relatives at New Albany. She will remain several weeks.

Maj. Calkins the Republican candidate for Governor, the 17th, at 1 o'clock. Clint Cox has secured a school in Morgan county, near Martinsville, and will teach the coming fall. Let the Telephoxk do your job printing. Our facilities are good, prices low and the work will be done as soon as ordered.

C. H. Stone will teach within a mile of Stinesville this year. In Stineaville Sam Rainbolt will be one of the instructors.

Miss Grace Woodburn has returned from Benson, Minn., where she has been visiting her sister, and will attend University this year. Miss Lizzie Bonn is spending the week among her friends and relatives in and about Bloomington. , Mr. Dunn was up over Sunday. - In this issue of the Telkphonk will be found an interesting political supplement, filledjwith campaign matter, worthy of consideration. Since the arrival of the students the streets present another appearance! Quite a number of strange ladi$Mmd gentlemen are noticed William Baldwin, who takes the position of general passenger agent of the L. N. A. & C, road to-day, is editor of the well-known Baldwin's Railway Guide. J. EL Wylie left Tuesday for Southern Kansas to remain some time prospecting. He promises to tell our citizens through the Telephone, what he sees. Mrs. Springer, from Walcottville, Indiana, has amoved to Bloomington , to educate her daughter and son. She ts occupying the Mullikin property, on north College Avenue. James D. Showers was at Louisville and Cincinnati this week and bought some very fine machinery, to go in the main factory building. He also spent a few hours at the exposition. Prof. Frank Mulky left Monday for Leavenworth, Crawford county, where he has a position as Principal of the schools at that place. In going he spent a day at the Exposition.

Mrs. A- D. Lemon and children have decided to return to Phoenix, Arazona, and will leave in a short time. They are now at Harrodsburgand will visit Bedford next week before going. Prof. Newkirk and family returned last Friday from Morrystown, Ohio, where they have been during the summer. The Professor has been living with a Frenchman and studying the language. They spent a very pleasant summer. Administrators and Executors will find it to their Interest to do their advertising with the Telephowe. Its circulation is so distributed throughout the county as to insure good results, and the rates are as low as elsewhere. We hope our friends will not forget us. Spencer Journal: UA large and appreciative audience of ladies and gentlemen greeted Prof. Moss, of the State University, Bloomington, at the opera house Tuesday night. The house was crowded and many were unable to find comfortable seats.- We are informed that the address of the Professor was excellent. We regret being unable to bear him."

Hon. E. D. Pearson was in town thin week. He reports the race for the Judgeship progressing finely and is much pleased with the outlook. R. S. Stevenson was in town this week. He goes to Chicago to spend the year in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Last year he attended Princeton.

Albion Jonrnoh Mr. M. B. Harris, the junior editor of the Jovrnal, in company with Messrs. Edward and Churchill Fitch and Gibson Harris, will leave to-morrow night for Bloomington, Indiana, where he will continue his course of study in the State University. He does not sever his connection with the paper, but will continue to contribute to the editorial columns."

The Chicago Tribune of Saturday, publishes a corn report from Ohio, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Of the Indiana corn it says: "The reports from the State, embracing about forty counties, show that the crops have been injured in ma ay localities by drouth, but there as elsewhere late rains have repaired the dammage to a large extent. The reports indicate a slightly increasea acreage say 5 per cent over

last year, but the damage already done to the crop would indicate that the yield will hardly come up to that of last year the decrease being nearly if not quite 10 per cent Few fanners in this State have enough corn on hand to tide them over the season, the percentage of the old crop now on hand being under 5 per cent, while, in many counties the purchases of corn have been quite heavy." The Monroe county exhibit at the Louisville Southern Exposition was pnt in plaee last Monday, and is situated in the main building, opposite the Government exhibit, or where the Greely portion of it is. The Monroe county exhibit consists of two finely polished shafts, taken from the Dunn quarry, also two Handsome card cases from the same place. George Bollenbacher has a nicely polished stone; so also has H. B. Campbell of Clear Creek. Th Terre Haute Stone works, at

Stinesville, has a large block polished on one side, on which is an ornament, and on the other side the stone is in the rough. Smith & Murdock have several specimens of lumber, in the rough, plained, sawed and blocked, making a nice show of quality. AH in all the exhibit is a credit, and as was intended represents the material resources of Monroe county. Once in a while good citizens in Bloomington are in receipt of disreputable letters from individuals too cowardly to sign their name, and the following from the Lafayette Leader comes as near as possible in describing such wretches: No writer has yet fitly characterized the villian who writes an anonymous letter. The English language does not furnish words with power and force sufficient to portray to the understanding the true nature of the hair-brained and cowardly cur from whose narrow mind eminates the anonymous letter. The world is full of cowards of every type and grade, from the timorous wretch who deserts his post in time of battle and brings dishonor and disgrace upon his family name, down to the cringing poltroon who licks the hand that smites him, trembling with fear, lest he should five offense that would cause the and to strike again. But the cowaid who writes a letter containing an implied threat, and conceals his indentity, sinks beneath the lowest of all human vipers with which the earth has been cursed since the creation's dawn"

Dodckt, Waldron A Co., has recently i&sued a neat catalogue of their chair and table manufactory at this place, in which is printed the styles of their different makes, representing twelve different kinds of tables and eleven variety of chairs, that they now make for the market Last Friday evening Columbus Browning and Dr. Crane and family went out riding in a carriage, when in crossing a gutter, Mr. Browning was thrown out upon the ground and the wheels passed over his body. Fortunately the injuries

were only bruises and in a few days he was able to be about again, though the accident prevented him from returning to Dalton as soon as he had expected. In another column of this issue is an announcement from the G. A. R. of special interest to those who have friends or relatives who were soldiers., that are buried and have no stone to mark their graves. The

Post propose to end the names to

Washington, where a neat stone will be carved with the name and sent to Bloomington free of charge, according to a law passed recently by Congress. Maj. George W. Grubbs gave his audience last Saturday night one of the best speeches of the canvass thus far, and an immense crowd was out to hear him. Most of the speech was devoted to the tariff, he taking up the question and discussing it plainly and in such a manner as to make it clear to the youngest. His remarks on Matson were good and it didn't take many minutes for him to show up that distinguished gentleman and the false colors under which he has been sailing as the soldier's friend.

Col. Bennett H. Young has resigned as General Solicitor of the L. N. A. & C, stating in his resignation that the presure of other business prevents him giving that attention to the duties of Solicitor which the importance of the offioe requires. Who will become the successor of Col. Young is not known, as his resignation was not expected. The Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Company has a written contract with the L. N. A. & C. for the use of the new bridge when completed, and the enforcement of this contract ir i;he courts, if necessary, may have something to do with Col. Young's resignation, as he is the

President of the Bridge Company. An effort has been made by exsoldiers and others, in the several counties of Morgan, Monroe, Brown, Johnson and Owen, in the last few months for the organization of a board of Examining Surgeons at Martinsville, and all efforts have proved futile, and it seemed to those who were watching the matter that it was going to be impossible to accomplish the object, however badly needed it might be. But Major G. W. Grubbs received a letter from Col. Dudley, bearing date August bhe 19th, saying he had decided to organize the board, and requested the Major to recommend three physicians of Martinsville for appointment. Major Grubbs according recommended in th e various petitions, viz: Drs. J. J. Johnson, IT. H. Farr, the present examiner, and C. M. Gravis, and the board will be organized at once. Martinsville is the center of a large scope of country and a board there would save hundreds of dollars traveling expenses to the worthy soldiers who may be ordered to be examined. Col. Dudley also informed the Major he had decided to organize a board at Columbus, and wished him to recomend two physicians of that place, who, with the present Examining Surgeon there, would con stitute the board.

The Telephone will be

sent to any Address to the end of the year to Jan, 1, 1885 tor Fiftv Cents.

The work has begun on the south turn-pike. j John P. Smith has made an assignment.

S. M. Harbinson has returned from Dayton, Washington Territory. Maj, Grubbs is to be in this county again later in the campaign. W. W. Wicks' late residence, on Railroad street, is now occupied by John Stockwell.

Mrs. Wesley Walker is now on a visit at Shelbyville, her health having improved very much. Rev. Bicknell, of Jeffersonville, will hold communion services at the Episcopal church next Sunday. The Bee Hive grocery, owned by James Clark, has been purchased by Henry Woolery, but he does not take control till January 1st. Lon. Rogers and lady now occupy their new house on south Lincoln street. It is a handsome residence, and may it ever be filled with joy. Walter Collins, of the firm of Collins & Karsell, left Wednesday for Xenia, Ohio, to attend the annual reunion of his old regiment and visit old friends and relatives. Moses Kahn has been at Hot Springs the past week enjoying a little vacation, preparing to handle an immense 6tock of goods that is to take place from this date. It was a touching sight to see Frank Wooley one evening last week, down at the train . Yes Frank, the best of friends must some times part. Soddy Carmichael and L. S. Felis were over at Franklin this week invoicing the shoe stock recently traded to Carmichael for his residence in this city. It inyoiced $1,800. Wm. J. Bryan returned from Gray vi lie Monday, where he has been teaching the Normal. Mr. Bryan has entered upon the duties in the High School and with his past experience will doubtless make an efficient instructor. W. US. Showers was at Chicago the first of the week. When returning he stopped at Putnamville, where he joined his family, and all returned home Thursday. Mrs. Showers' father accompanied them. The Bedford Journal and Bedford Magnet hyphenated last week. This week both the old names will be dropped, and it will appear as the La-wrence Mail. A nine column folio, the largest paper ever published in Lawrence county. Our young folks, or at least some of them, evidently forget themselves when attending political meetings, and get in the back seats and talk, disturbing the speaker and those who want to hear very much. An officer should be appointed to see that such ill-manners is forbidden. John Campbell has bought the stone crusher that has been in oper ation out north of town and will now grind his own stone. When

working it is said to be quite a curiosity, as it takes the stone in large pieces and brakes it fine enough to use for macadamizing purposes. The ladies of the Christian church

will give a dinner on Wednesday,

the 1 1th of September the day of the Calkins Rallyto which they invite everybody. The tables will be spread with all the good things of the season. Price 2$ cents. Proceeds for furnishing the new Christian church.

So arrange it as to hear Maj. Calkius on the 1 7th. The infant child of John Lewis died the first of the week.

A Blaine & Logan Club has been organized at New Harmony. The grand jury has been interest ing the boys during the past week. Post master Pearson and wife of Harrodsburg, were in ' the city Thursday. B. F. Treat addressed the Blaine & Logan Club at Mitchell one night last week. liobert Leffier has been down at Corydon, his old home, this week, attending the conntv fair.

John Nichols was at Chicago, Ills., this week on business connected with the College buildings.

Blaine & Logan Club meeting next Wednesday night in that new hall, over New York store. Be there. Miss Lue Phillipps, of Ellettsville, spent the first part of the week here with her Bloomington friends.

The Republican Central Committee nvets next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock; not at 1 O'clock p. m., as is usual.

See CP. Tourners announcement elsewhere in this impression of the Telephone, and govern yourself accordingly. Miss Laura Henley will leave next week for RushviUe, where she has been elected as assistant principal of the schools. Miss Mattie Axtell was at Spencer this week attending the marriage of Mists Florence Sadiar, who was married to Mr. Allison. Miss Maud Vanzandt returned Wednesday from Wayne county,

where she has been spending several

weeks with Miss Morris. Rev. W. M. Zaring, who was in

Bloomington several years ago, is

now stationed at Greencastle. Rev.

J. A. Hamilton goes to New Harmony. Married At Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 29, 1884, by J. E. Brant, pastor

College Avenue M. E. church,

Arthur $ M. Kinney and Susan Tomey.

Miss Maggie McCaw and Miss

Mathews have returned from the A.

M. E. Conference in Detroit. They

visited Windsor, Canada, and had a pleasant sale on the lake. The proprietors of the New York Store announce that they will close out their stock within, the next two months. It is the intention of Mr. Perdue to go west, where he will engage in the realestate business and Mr. Field has not yet decided as to his f uture course. Louisville Commercial (Tuesdav)t

"Walter Bradfute, the editor of the Bloomington Tei.epb.oxe was out at the Exposition yesterday arranging the exhibit of Monroe county. A fine display of stone from the different quarries, both in the rough and finely polished, and also some fine timber go to make up the county show." The executive committee of the Blaine and Logan Club has secured a room over the New York store in which to hold their meetings. Next Wednesday nifiht the room is to be dedicated, when it is proposed to hold a rousing meeting, and every Republican in Bloomington is invited; also the students. Bedford Mail: "William H. Boruff, while traveling through Poke township, Monroe county, last Thursday, saw a couple of copperhead sn akes on the road, and with the assi stance of a party of sportsmen who came up at the time, killed them and fourteen others they found near by. Mr. Boruff never drinks anything stronger than water, and his veracity is unquestion'

THE IRISH AND IRISH AMERICANS !

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THEY FORM A "BLAINE AND LOGAN CLUB."

GREAT ENTHUSIASM AND GOOD WORK.

One of the most remarkable steps in political warfare ever taken in Monroe county was taken last Wednesday night in the organization of a Blaine and Logan Club by the citizens of Irish and Irish American birth, now in and about Bloomington. Heretofore it has been taken as a matter of fact that the Irish were Democrats, everlastingly and uncuangable, but alas Democracy! that day is now gone gone forever;, and now in the little city of Bloomington an Irish Blaine and Logan Club of near thirty members has been formed to fight the same old enemy of us all the Democratic party. The nomination of Cleveland receives such indorsement from the English press and people, and the free trade heritics of America, that true Irishmen had but one course to persue, and that was tie election of that American of America, James G. Blaine. It is in accord with this feeling that the citizens of Irish and Irish American birth have been leaving the Democratic party everywhere by hundreds, and the same feeling has over taken our Irish voters cf Bloomington and Monroe county, so a meeting was called at the

Mayor's office as stated. Among those present were John Waldron, Roger Carry John Carr, W. H. Wallace, Jas. Kelley, John Murphy and others. The meeting was presided over by W. H. Wallace, the brick-layer, and remarks wer e made by quite a number, in which they took strong grounds against England's candidate and his free trade ideas. The following officer were then elected: President W. H. Wallace. Vice President John P. Carr. Secretary James Karsell. Treasurer John Waldron. Committee on Organization: James Kelley, John Murphey Thos. Kilpatrick, Roger Carr. The roll now contains the names of 27 Irishmen, all voters, and of their former politics the Democracy of Monroe county are well aware. It was resolved to turn out and hear Jim. Wood, the Irish Miner, and to further push the work of organization, until every Irishman in the county is offered an opportunity to become a member. Let the good work go on. Republican doors are wide open to all, and therein is inscribed in letters of gold. "Protection of American Industries." "The Elevation of American Labor." If any man opposes this let him go elsewhere. The Indiana editors were invited. Thursday and were the guests of the Louisville Exposition. The oeea-' sion was no doubt a pleasant one, the editors being the guests of the city also, there being no charges on the railroad, at the hotels, on the street cars, at the exposition and also on the river. .. The Irish are in line. Read the

report of their organisation in an

other column.

P. K. Buskirk has returned from Iowa, where he spent several woeks. Joln Wise at the stand Moa

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